A research team led by Prof. Patrizia Agostinis (VIB-KU Leuven) has found that melanoma cell populations protect themselves from a form of cell death called ferroptosis by secreting the lipoprotein apolipoprotein E (ApoE). Their work appears in Science Advances.
2024
Head and Neck Melanoma: Clinicopathologic Profile Is Worse Than Other Melanomas
Cutaneous head and neck melanoma (CHNM) has a worse clinicopathologic profile compared with cutaneous melanomas from other sites (CMOS), according to study findings published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Researchers awarded $5m NHMRC Synergy Grant to improve immunotherapy against melanoma
A collaborative team of researchers, including researchers from the Doherty Institute, has been awarded a five-year, $5 million Synergy Grant?from the?National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to develop a new program of work, exploring interactions between microbiota and T cells to enhance melanoma immunotherapy.
Texas A&M Researchers Explore Light And Ultrasound Therapy For Melanoma Treatment
Texas A&M University researchers are collaborating on a new project that studies how ultrasound and light can treat melanomas in pigs.